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Finally—festive Fothergilla flowers
I’d like to dedicate this post to CD on the festive occasion of our 41st wedding anniversary! One of the latest of our garden’s cast of characters to flower out in this crazy spring is our Fothergilla, whose leaves fairly … Continue reading
Jack revisited
For a well-deserved break from eager dreams of springtime yet to arrive and researching flashbacks to other springs, I’d like to provide a completely different flashback. Do you remember my Jack-o’-lantern from last Hallowe’en? After he had graced our front … Continue reading
Underenthused
Yesterday our temperature reached 61°F (16°C) with only mild winds—completely balmy and beautiful. Today it’s freezing. The wind is biting and roaring through the trees. The crocuses have closed back up and are hunkered down and shivering. The daffodils will … Continue reading
A wedding in wonderland
I’m back after a month in New Zealand with family and nearly a week at home trying to catch my breath and process my new trove of photos. This will, I hope, help to explain my recent website silence. I … Continue reading
Pardon, please–and a pumpkin
Please pardon my absence! It has been nearly two weeks since my last post, and enough has happened that it’s going to take me some time to share it with you. For a start, our daughter Squiddy, her husband The … Continue reading
Goodbye and hello
So much has happened since my last post that I hardly know where best to begin, and I feel that an explanation is in order. I must take a (hopefully) brief leave of absence from my chronicle of my farewell … Continue reading
Fabulous Forty!
I am very proud to announce that we are celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary. We were married in Berlin, with the civil ceremony (required in Germany) on May 12 and the church ceremony (optional) 40 years ago today. I am … Continue reading
The Winter that Wasn’t
That’s what they’re calling it up in Minnesota. I have commented in several posts this summer and spring about the unnaturally warm conditions we’ve been experiencing here in Omaha, but it’s been even more pronounced farther north. We made our … Continue reading
Respectful Restorations
I have recently embarked on a restoration project that will of necessity stretch over the course of many months. It is one that I have had in mind for some considerable time, but—being a semi-professional and very accomplished procrastinator—have put off … Continue reading
Silly Saturday: Inverted extrovert
Our wonderful dog, Limo, is one of the sweetest dogs we have ever known (except when we’re riding in the car and he sees another dog on the street); he’s normally a total extrovert: He loves to meet people. He’s … Continue reading
